Work to start on new housing at Whitfield Place

Suffolk House will be converted to 13 affordable homes for Origin Housing. The corner unit and basement was formerly Stern's Music Shop.

By News Reporters
Work to create 13 affordable homes in Whitfield Place is to start in November. Allenbuild Ltd will refurbish the commercial premises at Suffolk House to provide seven socially-rented homes and six intermediate homes for Origin Housing.

The homes are being provided as a result of two section 106 agreements related to commercial developments elsewhere in Fitzrovia carried out by Derwent London.

The work will involve demolition of part of the building to create an extra storey and to convert the building from commercial to residential use. The work is expected to be completed by November 2014.